LOUISIANA La. - On Wednesday, the Sun Belt Conference named Louisiana's LAdy Cajuns sophomore Evghenii Corduneanu its player of the week.

Corduneanu, ranked No. 53 in the nation according to the latest ITA rankings, is the first Cajuns tennis player to win the award this season. The Kishinev, Moldova, native pulled off a three-set upset victory of Tulane's Michael Kogan, ranked No. 8 in the nation, on Sunday. Corduneanu is now 3-4 overall in singles play on the season.

The victory helped Louisiana (3-4) secure a 4-3 upset win over No. 26 Tulane and moved the Cajuns up to No. 57 in the nation.

Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns men's tennis team returns to action Thursday, March 4 when they host St. John's University in a 2 p.m. match at Cajun Courts.

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